A Mote in Shadow

A.N. Alex











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  • β€œAnchuan Shiyong” [Safe Handling]

    A Traditional Martian Benediction


    Key coremye te nosu, key portu te prafomu.

    Wi gah dachi gadhah.

    [From stern to bow, from port to starboard.]

    [We fly.]

    Fizz yet lul wi hahdah;

    Posadkea una gah gahdah; awa wonda bin gbam.

    [Taking off, we soar;]

    [Landing, we arrive; our journey complete.]

    Na ehkeypaza gah togetha tey dey;

    Tey-tey anchuan shiyong lul am bin dey.

    [The crew, together, in past and future meet;]

    [Eternally vigilant, we will be safe.]

    Na all gah til andyanleyu kes fo bin tak.

    [Till abyssal currents have their claim.]










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